New Net Neutrality Study Debunks Telco Myths
March 9th, 2007 by caaronA new study from independent researchers at the University of Florida shows that Net Neutrality — contrary to the claims of phone-industry shills — will actually give Internet service providers more incentive to expand their services and upgrade their infrastructure.
“The conventional wisdom is that Internet service providers would have greater incentive to expand their service capabilities if they were allowed to charge,” Kenneth Cheng, the lead researcher and professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Decision and Information Sciences, told our friends at Consumers Union’s HearUsNow.org. “That was completely the opposite of what we found.”
The Internet with Net Neutrality is unequivocally better for consumers. This study suggests that in the long run — if they could only see past the short-term opportunity for price-gouging — Net Neutrality is in the best interest of the telcos, too, because it promises the faster speeds, unlimited choices and innovative new services that their customers want.
>> Download the full study from the University of Florida
>> Check out the blog at HearUsNow.org
>> Read Harold Feld’s blog about the University of Florida study
>> Read our report, Net Neutrality: Fact vs. Fiction
